Gorenje pri Zrečah

Gorenje pri Zrečah (pronounced [ɡɔˈɾeːnjɛ pɾi ˈzɾeːtʃax]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Zreče in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

Gorenje pri Zrečah

Sveta Kunigunda (until 1955)
Gorenje pri Zrečah
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°24′4.14″N 15°23′23.17″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionSavinja
MunicipalityZreče
Area
 • Total1.56 km2 (0.60 sq mi)
Elevation
761.8 m (2,499.3 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total114
ClimateDfb
[1]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Sveta Kunigunda (literally, 'Saint Cunigunde') to Gorenje, and then again to Gorenje pri Zrečah in 1955.[3] The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms.[4][5][6]

Church

The local church, dedicated to Saint Cunigunde, is the parish church of the Parish of Saint Cunigunde on Pohorje (Archdiocese of Maribor). It dates to the late 14th century with extensive rebuilding in the 17th century.[7]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Zreče municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. Premk, F. 2004. Slovenska versko-krščanska terminologija v zemljepisnih imenih in spremembe za čas 1921–1967/68. Besedoslovne lastnosti slovenskega jezika: slovenska zemljepisna imena. Ljubljana: Slavistično društvo Slovenije, pp. 113–132.
  6. Urbanc, Mimi, & Matej Gabrovec. 2005. Krajevna imena: poligon za dokazovanje moči in odraz lokalne identitete. Geografski vestnik 77(2): 25–43.
  7. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3087


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